Dr Tarakranjan Gupta
Dr. Tarakranjan Gupta serves as the Additional Director and Operational Head of pHNiNE, bringing over 20 years of multidisciplinary experience spanning water technologies, membrane separation science, product innovation, intellectual property strategy, and global patent management.
He holds a Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur in Polymer Chemistry and Membrane Separation Science and has built an extensive career leading research, innovation, and technology development programs across academia and industry. His technical expertise encompasses water treatment technologies, membrane processes, dialysis water systems, process development, and advanced material applications.
At pHNiNE, Dr. Gupta is responsible for driving strategic operations, client engagement, intellectual property services, and technology-led business growth. He works closely with startups, SMEs, research institutions, and global enterprises to develop robust IP strategies aligned with their business objectives.
His areas of expertise include:
• Patent drafting, filing, prosecution support, and portfolio management
• Patentability, Freedom-to-Operate (FTO), Landscape, and Competitive Intelligence analyses
• Intellectual Property strategy and commercialization
• Technology scouting and innovation management
• Water treatment, membrane separation, and process engineering
• Product development and R&D program leadership
• Technical due diligence and IP audits
• Training and mentoring in Intellectual Property and Innovation Management
Dr. Gupta has successfully led and contributed to multiple international innovation programs and has been instrumental in building bridges between technology development and intellectual property creation. His unique combination of deep technical expertise and IP acumen enables pHNiNE to deliver practical, high-quality, and cost-effective solutions to clients worldwide.
Under his operational leadership, pHNiNE continues to support organizations globally in protecting, managing, and maximizing the value of their innovations through a comprehensive suite of Intellectual Property services.
"At pHNiNE, we believe that every innovation deserves strategic protection, and every innovator deserves accessible, high-quality intellectual property support."
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Ms. Sheethal Suryaprakash
Advocate | Registered Indian Patent Agent | Biotechnology Engineer | Senior Intellectual Property Professional at pHNiNE Kaleido
Sheethal Suryaprakash is an experienced intellectual property professional, advocate and registered Indian patent agent with an academic background in biotechnology engineering. She has more than ten years of experience in managing patent and industrial-design matters across diverse technologies and industries.
During her professional career, Sheethal has handled more than 500 patent and design applications, supporting clients through different stages of the intellectual property lifecycle. Her experience includes patent drafting, filing and prosecution, design protection, intellectual property portfolio management, procedural compliance and coordination with inventors, businesses and patent offices.
Her combination of scientific knowledge, legal training and practical patent-prosecution experience enables her to understand complex technical inventions and translate them into commercially meaningful intellectual property strategies. She brings a structured, detail-oriented and client-focused approach to protecting innovations and building valuable intellectual property portfolios.
Sheethal’s multidisciplinary expertise makes her particularly well suited to supporting startups, research institutions, technology companies and established enterprises in securing and managing their intellectual property rights in India and internationally.
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Dr Srinivasan Krishnaswamy
Dr. Srinivasan Krishnaswami serves as the Chief Mentor and Advisor at pHNiNE, bringing a unique blend of deep scientific expertise, global research exposure, and strategic guidance in technology and innovation management.
With a strong foundation in Chemistry, academic training from Vanderbilt University, and postdoctoral research experience at the University of Houston, he has built a distinguished career spanning scientific research, technology development, and multidisciplinary problem solving.
At pHNiNE, Dr. Krishnaswami provides strategic mentorship to the leadership team and advises on innovation-driven initiatives that connect scientific discoveries with intellectual property creation and commercialization. His guidance strengthens pHNiNE's mission of delivering world-class, affordable, and practical IP solutions to startups, SMEs, research institutions, and global enterprises.
His key areas of expertise include:
• Scientific and technological innovation strategy
• Intellectual Property advisory and portfolio development
• Patent landscaping, patentability, and Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) strategy
• Research and Development (R&D) mentoring
• Technology commercialization and business alignment
• Cross-disciplinary problem solving
• Innovation ecosystem development
• Strategic mentoring for startups and technology organizations
As Chief Mentor and Advisor, Dr. Krishnaswami plays an instrumental role in shaping pHNiNE's long-term vision by fostering a culture of scientific excellence, collaborative thinking, and responsible innovation.
His mentorship helps organizations transform ideas into impactful intellectual assets while enabling sustainable business growth through strategic management of innovation and intellectual property.
At pHNiNE, he works closely with technical experts, patent professionals, and innovation strategists to build solutions that are scientifically robust, commercially viable, and globally competitive.
"True innovation emerges when scientific knowledge, strategic thinking, and intellectual property work together to create lasting value."
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Dr Becky Elizabeth Abraham
Intellectual Property Consultant | Registered Patent Agent | Patent Strategy and Senior Intellectual Property Professional at pHNiNE kaleido
Becky Abraham is an intellectual property consultant and patent agent with experience supporting inventors, researchers, startups and businesses in protecting and managing their innovations. Her professional work is centred on patent-related advisory, application preparation, prosecution support and intellectual property portfolio development.
With an academic association with the Indian Institute of Science, Becky brings a strong understanding of research-driven innovation and technically complex inventions. She is capable of working closely with scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs to understand new technologies and translate them into suitable patent-protection strategies.
Her expertise includes assessing inventions from a patent perspective, coordinating patent drafting and filing activities, supporting prosecution before the patent office and advising clients on the practical management of intellectual property rights. As an independent professional, she offers a flexible and client-focused approach tailored to the requirements of individual inventors, research organisations and technology-led companies.
Becky’s combination of technical understanding and practical intellectual property experience enables her to contribute effectively to innovation protection, patent portfolio management and the commercialisation of new technologies.
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Ms Sonal Srivatsava
Ms. Sonal Srivastava is a Computer Science Engineer (B.Tech.), a Law Graduate (LL.B.), a registered Indian Patent Agent, a registered Indian Trade Mark Agent, and an Intellectual Property Attorney with over 14 years of experience in intellectual property law. Sonal is Senior Intellectual Property Professional at pHNiNE kaleido
Her practice encompasses patents, industrial designs, trademarks, copyright, and intellectual property strategy. She regularly advises clients on patent drafting, prosecution, patentability and freedom-to-operate analyses, infringement and invalidity assessments, claim chart preparation, IP due diligence, and portfolio management.
Ms. Sonal has extensive experience working across a broad range of technologies, including computer technologies, artificial intelligence, telecommunications, wireless communication, electronics, semiconductor technologies, medical devices, mechanical engineering, and other core engineering disciplines. She has represented multinational corporations, foreign and Indian law firms, universities, research institutions, startups, SMEs, Shark Tank entrepreneurs, and individual inventors in protecting and managing their intellectual property in India and internationally.
Combining a strong technical foundation with legal expertise, Ms. Sonal provides practical, commercially focused intellectual property solutions that assist clients in securing, enforcing, and maximizing the value of their intellectual property assets across multiple jurisdictions.
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Ms Priyanshi Garg
Priyanshi Garg is a trademark and intellectual property lawyer who assists startups, entrepreneurs and established businesses in protecting, managing and enforcing their brands. Priyanshi is Senior IP Professional and Trademark Lawyer for pHNiNE Kaleido. She holds qualifications in computer applications, law and an LL.M. specialising in intellectual property rights, providing her with a combination of technical understanding and legal expertise.
Her professional experience covers trademark searches and classification, Indian and international trademark filing, prosecution, examination-report responses, user affidavits, renewals and portfolio monitoring. She also handles trademark opposition, counter-statements, rectification proceedings, evidentiary submissions and appearances before relevant intellectual-property authorities and courts.
Priyanshi advises clients on protecting and enforcing trademarks and copyrights, identifying appropriate forms of intellectual-property protection and developing practical strategies for safeguarding commercial identity. Her work is particularly relevant to growing businesses that require structured support in brand clearance, registration, enforcement and long-term portfolio management.
With approximately nine years of legal experience indicated in a public professional listing, she brings a focused, client-oriented approach to trademark and IPR matters. Her profile positions her as a suitable professional for organisations seeking assistance with brand protection, trademark prosecution, contentious proceedings and intellectual-property advisory work.
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